When I arrived through the gates at the Barretstown camp, I was eager to meet my campers and fellow group of volunteers, caras, Gaelic for friend. What I didn’t know is what a lasting impact this camp, set in Ballymore Eustace, Ireland, would have on my life. read more >
The single word that describes this week’s Rare Disease/Orphan Product meeting is read more >

From Left to Right: Mary Dunkle- NORD, Christy Greeley- Cystinosis Research Network, Ron Bartek-Friedrich’s Ataxia Research Alliance, Jeff Wuchich- Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation, Mirta Avila Santos, American Behcet’s Disease Association (ABDA), Sandy McElgunn- ABDA, Megan O’Boyle- Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation
Within the first hour of the Annual DIA-NORD U.S. Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products, NORD and DIA hosted a panel of six patient advocates to help remind everyone that patients are at the heart of everything we will be talking about in the next few days.
Patient representatives who missed the recent NIH webinar regarding the planned expansion of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program may still submit input on the questions discussed.
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